At over 13 billion years old, these stars are older than the Milky Way itself.
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by adminAstronomers have identified the most distant object yet in the Solar System. Observations with Japan’s Subaru telescope reveal the likely icy body to be some 15.5 billion km from the Sun – about three times further away than even far-flung Pluto.
Scientists say their initial studies suggest that the object – catalogued as V774104 – is some 500-1,000km across.
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by adminGJ 1132b is close enough for telescopes to observe any atmosphere it might have, which could help scientists spot signs of life on other planets in the future
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by adminScientists capture SN2011fe supernova in Pinwheel galaxy as it spews heavy elements necessary for life into space
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by adminThe body, which orbits the sun at a greater distance than any other known object, may be shepherded by an unseen planet
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by adminJohn Blankenbaker’s Kenbak-1 computer has been called ‘the world’s first commercially available personal computer’, and a rare 1971 example is now being auctioned.
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by adminA new model of the Moon’s formation suggests it developed in two stages, leading to inner and outer layers with different compositions.
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by adminTwo possible cryo-volcanoes are identified on the surface of Pluto – huge mountains with a hole in the top that may spew a slurry of ices.
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by adminNasa begins a three day workshop to discuss landing sites for human missions to Mars, but without a budget is such a mission just a flight of fantasy?
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by adminOxygen revealed to be fourth most abundant gas in the comet’s atmosphere, contradicting long-held theories of comet formation.
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